Advice To Teamsters

See that good care is taken of your horse in the slable, keeping him clean, warui, and comfortable, and feeding him with sound aiticles of food. Potatoes or cariota inay be given once or twice a week to good advantage. A piece of rock-salt sliould always be left in the manager. Also see that bis harness is kept soft and clean, partioularly theinside of the collar, which ought always to be smooth, as the perspiration, when dry, causes irritation, and is Hable to produce galis on the shoulder. The collar should fit closely, with space enough at the botlom to admit a luan's hand. If too large it has the bad effect of drawing the shoulders together. On no consideration should a team or any work-horse be compelled to wear a martingale, as it draws the head down and prevenís him from getting into an easy and natural position. The checkrein may be used, hut only tight enough to keep the head in a natural position, and should never be wound around the harnea suo that tina hamo are bucklea tio'ht irons near the center of the collar, ií too low, it not only interiores with the action of the shoulder, but gives the collar an uneven bearing. Caution should be taken that the girt is not buckled too tight, particularly on string-teams, for when the traces are straightened it has the tendeucy to draw the girt agamst the belly and distress the horse. See that the horse is kept well shod with a good stiff shoe, always calked at the toe and heel on the hind feet, as it is there where all the propelling comes from when heavily loaded. Keep the feet good and strong by not allowing them to be cut away too mach by the blacksmith. The best of judgment should be used in loading, taking into consideration the condition of the street and the distance to be travelled. Kever overload, for by so doing you only distress, strain and discourage your hsrse, and do him more injury than you can possibly gain by carrying the extra load. When your load is hard to pull, stop often, and give your horses a chance to breathe. No good driver will ever resort to the cruel practice of whipping or beating hia horse. A light whip may be carried, but there is seldom use for it. Much more can be accomplished by kind treatment and good judgment. Eemember, the horse is a very intelligent, proud, sensitivo, noble animal, the most useful knowji to man, and is deserving of tho greatest lindness.